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ἀναβολή

ἀναβολή, a mound; mantle; prelude; delay

ἀναβολ-ή, poet. ἀμβολή, ἡ: (ἀναβάλλω):
    • I of things:
      • 1 that which is thrown up, mound of earth, bank, X. An. 5.2.5, D.S. 17.95; ἀ. χωμάτων casting up of dykes, Arch.Pap. 6.132 (Denderah); διωρύγων PAmh. 2.91.11 (pl.).
      • 2 that which is thrown back over the shoulder, mantle, Pl. Prt. 342c, PPetr. 3 p.48 (iii B. C.), LXX Ne. 5.13, al.; of the toga, Nic.Dam. p.119 D.: also, fashion of wearing a cloak, Luc. Somn. 6.
    • II of actions,
      • 1 striking up, prelude on the lyre preliminary to singing, ὁπόταν προοιμίων ἀμβολὰς τεύχῃς ἐλελιζομένη, addressed to the lyre, Pi. P. 1.4; esp. of dithyramb, Eup. 5D.: hence, rambling dithyrambic ode, Ar. Av. 1385, cf. Pax 830, Arist. Rh. 1409b25; cf. ἀναβάλλω B. I.
      • 2 putting off, delaying, οὐκέτι ἐς ἀναβολὰς ἐποιεῦντο τὴν ἀποχώρησιν Hdt. 8.21; ὅ τι μέλλετε . . μὴ ἐς ἀ. πράσσετε Th. 7.15; οὐκ ἐς ἀμβολάς without delay, E. Heracl. 270; ἐς μηδεμίαν ἀ. PAmh. 2.34i. 5; ἐν ταῖς ἀ. τῶν κακῶν ἔνεστʼ ἄκη E. HF 93; ἐπὶ ἀναβολῇ πρᾶσιν, ὠνὴν ποιεῖσθαι sell, buy on credit, Pl. Lg. 915e; ἀναβολήν τινος ποιεῖσθαι Th. 2.42; ποιεῖν Pl. Smp. 201d; εἰς τὸ γῆρας ἀναβολὰς ποιεῖν Men. 235.8; δακρύοις . . ἐμποιεῖν ἀ. τῷ πάθει Id. 599; ἀναβολὰν λαβόντες ἔτη τρία IG 9(2).205.22 (Thess.).
        • b deferred payment, εὐχρηστήσας σῖτον ἐπʼ ἀναβολῇ Ἀρχ.Ἐφ. 1912.60 (Gonni).
      • 3 ἀ. δίκης ἐπὶ τὸν βασιλέα reference, appeal, Str. 13.1.55.
      • 4 lifting, hence, removal, of tumours, Antyll. ap. Orib. 45.2.6.
    • III intr., going up, ascent, way up, ἀ. τῶν Ἄλπεων Plb. 3.39.9, etc.; τὴν ἀ. ποιεῖσθαι 50.3.
      • 2 bubbling up, πομφολύγων Arist. Pr. 936b1, Thphr. Ign. 16; of the Nile, sources, ἀμβολαί CIG 4924 (Philae).

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